Hose-holder.



D. F. REGAN.

HOSE HOLDER. APPLnuL'rIoN FILED un. a1, 1910.

Patented Oct 25, 1910.

DANIEL E. BEGAN, 0E Los ANGELES, cAEIEoENIA.

' HOSE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led Iarch 31, 1910. Serial No. 552,725.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL F. REGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented a new and useful Hose-Holder, of which the following is aspeciication.

This invention relates to` a holder for a garden hose whereby the hose can be sugported in any desired position and can turned in different directions and at different elevations or angles of Ainclination to the horizontal.

The main object of the invention is to provide' a device .for this urpose which will be simple and cheap 1n construction and eHicie'nt in' operation.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

The accompanyin drawings illustrate the invention, and re erring thereto-- Figure'l is a side elevation of the hose holder with the hose supported. thereon. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the holder. Fig. 3 is a plan thereof. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the hose attaching means.

The holder comprises a rod or post 1 preferably of steel wire bent or` doubled on itself as at 2 to form a handle for manipulation thereof and provided at its upper end with means for adjustably supporting ythe hose.

A head 3 fastened on the upper endof the rod 1 is vertically slotted as at 4 -to receive a segment plate 5 which'is pivoted to said head at 6 and may be substantially 4semicircular in form with a radialprojection 7 at each end to engage with a boss 8 on the head 3 to limit the angular movement of said plate on said head, and a spring catch is provided engaging with the peripheral portion of this plate, said catch v comprising a head 9 sliding in a vertical upper end 9 adapted to e extendin recess 10 in the head 3 and pressed upwardly by a spring 11 within said recess, said spring being engaged by a 'screw plug 12 screwing into the lower portion of said recess, said head 9 having a wedge shaped age in any one a series-of V-shaped note es 13 in the peripheral portion of the plate 5.` An arm 15 u wardl from the plate 5 is bent in t e orm o an inverted trian le as shown at 15', the dat vtop of this triangle being used for attachment of a clip or clamp 1`7"-for supporting the hose, said clip being lprovided with a hook or ring portion 17" '25th day of March adapted to engage around a portion of the hose nozzle indicated at 18, and being pro.- vided with a shank 19 having a slot 20 to receive a fastening screw 21 having a head or knob 22, said screw engaging in the por- Patented 0015.251910. l

tion 15 of the arm 15 to hold the hose clip firmly in position on said arm.

The device is used as follows: The ost or rod 1 `is `stuck .into the ground `in t e required position and the hose is then brought to the proper elevation or angle of inclination by simple turning the device on the pivot 6,"the spring catch means 9, 11 yielding in this operation so as to allow the hose to be turned to'the pro er angular position without necessita-ting .tlie unlockin or release `of .any catch devices.r The catc means being in frictional engagement allows the hose to be :turned with only a frictional resistance and snaps into position to hold the hose in the sition vto which it is set.

What I lc aim .s

1. A hose holdercomprising a sup orting being rod 'provided with a head, s aid hea ivotvertically slotted, a segmental plate ally mounted on said' head within .sai slot,

said plate having peripheral spring catch means frictionally engaging wlth the peripheral portion of sa1d plate, and an arm on said plate provided with means for attachment of the hose thereto, said attaching means comprising a clip member extending laterally over said arm, and detachably secured thereto, said clip member formed with a loop adapted to surround and support a hose nozzle.

2. A hose holder comprising a supporting rod provided .with a head, said hea being vertically slotted, a segmental late ally mounted on said head within sai ivotslot,

.said plate having peripheral notches, s' ring catch means frictionallye aging wit ythe peripheral portion of said ate, and an arm on said plate provided with means for ttttachment of the hose thereto, said late having a radial projection at each en of its peri heral ortion adapted to engage the a oresai'd ead tov limit angular motion of the plate.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand aty Los Angeles, California this 1910.

. DANIEL F. REGAN.

In presence of i 4Gr. T. HACKLEY,

P. J. FLANAGAN. 

